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Producing a lot, or achieving useful results.
The rate at which work or goods are produced, especially in relation to time or effort.
Skilled and competent at doing something, having developed strong ability through practice.
The money a business earns after subtracting the cost of running it.
Very deep or intense, especially in feeling, thought, or effect.
A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do, or a planned series of activities.
Movement forward or improvement toward a goal.
Happening or developing gradually and steadily, or supporting new ideas and social change.
To officially forbid something, usually by law or rule.
A planned piece of work, often with a specific goal, that takes time and effort to complete.
A single-celled organism, such as a bacterium, that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound structures.
A simple cell without a nucleus or other membrane-bound structures, characteristic of bacteria.
The working class, especially factory and manual laborers, seen as a group without ownership of the means of production.
A rapid increase in the number or spread of something.
An introductory section at the start of a book or play that sets up events before the main story begins.
Easily noticed, or well known and important within a particular field.
To tell someone firmly that you will definitely do something.
To move someone up to a higher position, or to help something become more popular or known.
The relationship between a pronoun and the noun it refers back to in a sentence.
Evidence or facts that show something is definitely true.
Information, often one-sided or misleading, spread deliberately to promote a particular political cause or point of view.
A poster designed to spread a particular political message or belief, often using strong images and simplified ideas to influence public opinion.
A method used to spread ideas or opinions in a way designed to influence people rather than inform them fairly.
Correct, appropriate, or done in the right way according to accepted standards.
Something that a person owns, especially land or buildings, or a characteristic quality of something.
Giving a good indication of future success; favorable.
A part of a whole considered in relation to the whole, or the correct relationship in size between different parts.
Matching in size or amount to something else, so that as one changes the other changes at the same rate.
The state in which two or more quantities change at a constant rate relative to each other, or the principle that a response should match the scale of what caused it.
To put forward an idea or plan for others to think about, or to ask someone to marry you.
Ordinary written or spoken language, without the rhythm and structure of poetry.
The patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in spoken language or poetry.
Successful, especially in a financial sense, and generally thriving.
The main character in a story, around whom the plot centers.
To keep someone or something safe from harm or danger.
A country or territory that is controlled and defended by a more powerful state.
A nutrient found in foods like meat, eggs, and beans that helps build and repair the body.
To publicly express strong disagreement with something, often through a march or organised demonstration.
A particle inside the nucleus of an atom that carries a positive electrical charge.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines what chemical element it is.
A flat, semicircular tool used to measure or draw angles.
Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you or someone close to you has achieved.
To show with facts or evidence that something is true.
The place of origin or history of ownership of an object, especially a work of art.
To give someone something that they need.
A division of a country, similar to a state.
The act of supplying something needed, or a specific condition written into an agreement or law.
Arranged or agreed for the present, but likely to be changed later once more information is available.